Colon Theater Ballet
Colon Theater Ballet | |
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General information | |
Name | Colon Theater Ballet |
Year founded | 1925 |
Principal venue | Teatro Colón (Colon Theater) |
Website | Official Website |
Senior staff | |
Director | Lidia Segni |
Artistic staff | |
Artistic Director | Paloma Herrera |
Other | |
Orchestra | Buenos Aires Philharmonic |
Official school | Colon Theater Superior Institute of Art |
Formation | Principal Soloist Corps de Ballet |
Colon Theater Ballet is a
History
The Colon Theater Ballet is based at the
From the late 1930s to the late 1940s, the company developed to a larger scale under the choreographer Margarita Wallman. The
Even larger productions were staged during the 1950s. By the 1960s, lavish productions with internationally known dancers such as
Argentine ballet gained a higher profile during the 1980s. Maximiliano Guerra rose to the position of principal at the English National Ballet, and returned with that company to perform Swan Lake at the Colon Theater. Paloma Herrera was already well known while being a dance student at Colon Theater. Julio Bocca studied dance at the Colon, then went on to perform internationally. He founded Ballet Argentino in 1990, with a focus on young Argentinian dancers.[8]
Colon Theater Ballet helped launch the newly renovated Colon Theater during its 2010 season.
Guest performers
Many internationally known ballet artists have performed on the Colon Theatre stage, including:
See also
References
- ISBN 9780313303197.
- ISBN 9780300074840.
- ISBN 9780883655504.
- ^ "Biography". Fokine Estate Archive. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ISBN 9780883655504.
- ISBN 9780883655504.
- ISBN 9780313303197.
- ISBN 9780313303197.
- ^ "History". Teatro Colon. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.